IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL MISHRA

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ON THE 6 OF JANUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 9748 of 2025 BHARAT YADAV Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Vishwa Mohan Bhardwaj - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Vineet Singh - Government Advocate for the respondents no. 1 to

4 / State.

Shri Sanjay K. Agrawal - Senior Advocate with Shri Akash Sharma, Advocate for the respondent no. 5.

ORDER This petition is filed assailing the order dated 28.08.2024 vide Annexure-P/5 passed by the respondent no. 3 as well as the Appellate order dated 31.01.2025 vide Annexure-P/7 passed by the respondent no. 2 affirming the order dated 28.8.2024, whereby the application filed by the petitioner under Section 40 of the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993 (hereinafter referred as " Act of 1993) for removal of the respondent no. 5 who is the President / Sarpanch of the Janpad Panchayat, has been rejected.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner is an elected member of the Janpad Panchayat, Amla, District Betul (MP), from Ward no.12 of Janpad Panchayat, Amla, District Betul from 14.07.2022. In terms